Better Late Than Never

June 23, 2008

Ever heard of the saying “the early bird catches the worm”?

Well, in the twenty-six years of my existence on earth, I NEVER did catch a worm.  

Take for example, David Cook won the American Idol last May and yes, I’ve heard of him but it was just this morning that I’ve heard of his version of Mariah’s “Always Be My Baby” and at our office building’s parking lot of all places.  For some reason beyond my ken, I started tearing up.  The next thing I know, I was crying.  There I was, standing in the middle of the parking lot, 15-minutes late, clutching the thermos of my morning ration of coffee and bawling.  It wasn’t until later that I thought of how ridiculous i must’ve looked in front of the security guards, the construction foreman and assorted hangers-on who was taking a break at the nearest cafeteria.  It’s just that I was so moved by the song that I got caught in the moment.  That’s the problem with me.  I usually just do whatever I felt like doing regardless of where I am at that time.  It was just September of last year that I decided to cry outside the Bacolod City Hall at around 9:30 AM…to the horror of my friend. And if you’ve been to Bacolod you would know that our so-called city hall is an eyesore.  Its only saving grace is the fountain and even that was INfrequently maintenanced, if at all.  But that was neither here nor there.

As soon as I got near a phone, I called Jane and told her about it.  Like, “have you heard this guy version of ‘always be my baby’?” (I didn’t even know it was David Cook’s) and she told me in a dull voice that yes, she heard of it and it was already overplayed in the radio stations that she was slowly getting nauseated at the mere mention of the song although that doesn’t change the fact that David Cook has a hot voice.  I got into thinking. David Cook sang it? I’ll check him out at Perez Hilton again…

By now, I have “Always be My Baby”, “Hello” and “Dare You To Move”.  I downloaded it as soon as I got home. 

And speaking of late…

 

KG, I know we’ve broken up a long time ago and you’ve got a family now and all, but I just want you to know that I’m happy for you even if your Game 5 sucked ass!  I’m glad that you didn’t turn out to be another Karl Malone or  Charles Barkley.  Both of whom may be a great player but neither won the championships.  Which is pretty much the whole point of joining NBA.  

Congratulations on the new bling, dude.  I sincerely hope your championship is not a fluke.